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Neighborhood · Albany, NY

Sheridan Hollow Eviction Risk: High

1 census tracts · pop 2,465 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.9/10 · range 9.9–9.9

Sheridan Hollow maps to a single census tract in Albany, NY, population 2,465. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 9.9/10, in the High tier. SNAP participation is 43.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally.

33% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. 41% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Albany rate of 30.8%.

77% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Food insecurity affects 38.7% of adults, 20.9 points above the national rate. The poverty rate is 32%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.6/10. On the high side is economic stress at 8/10.

At $981 a month, rents sit 19% under what the rest of Albany commands. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. Among the 21 mapped neighborhoods of Albany, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.

Social vulnerability runs high at 8.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 32% of average household income of $37,218.

One tract means one number: 9.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
9.9
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sheridan Hollow vs Albany How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
41.0% +33%
Albany: 30.8%
Average gross rent
$981 -19%
Albany: $1,216
Average HH income
$37,218 -37%
Albany: $59,485
Poverty rate
32.0% +37%
Albany: 23.4%
Renter share
77.0% +25%
Albany: 61.8%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Sheridan Hollow and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 9.9–9.9

Why Sheridan Hollow scores 9.9

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 7.3–7.3 across tracts
7.3
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts
6.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Rent control risk
41% of income on rent · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
77% renter households · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Economic stress
32.0% below poverty line · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.6–1.6 across tracts
1.6
Risk score comparison

Sheridan Hollow vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Sheridan Hollow score vs. parent city, state, U.S.9.9Sheridan HollowNeighborhood8.6Parent cityhost city8.3Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Sheridan Hollow

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
36001000201 9.9 2,465 41% $981
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 85

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 89%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 75%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 88%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 60%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sheridan Hollow

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Sheridan Hollow

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Sheridan Hollow?

Sheridan Hollow scores 9.9/10 (High tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2

How does Sheridan Hollow compare to Albany overall?

Sheridan Hollow scores 1.3 points higher than Albany overall (8.6/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $981 vs $1,216.
Q3

What is the average rent in Sheridan Hollow?

Average gross rent in Sheridan Hollow is $981/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Sheridan Hollow residents are renters?

77% of Sheridan Hollow households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Albany). The neighborhood has 2,465 residents.
Q5

Is Sheridan Hollow a high social-vulnerability area?

Sheridan Hollow sits in the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Sheridan Hollow for landlords?

Sheridan Hollow carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Albany as a whole (8.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Sheridan Hollow?

Sheridan Hollow has 2,519 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (65.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (16.8%), Hispanic / Latino (9.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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